MUNCIE, Ind. — Central and Yorktown both faced tough tests playing the favorite in their respective sectionals, and both came up a little short.

The Bearcats fell to No. 6 Fort Wayne South Side 68-36 in the championship. DaKoyta Sloss finished with 16 points. Central only trailed 16-11 after one and won the third quarter 16-12. That team played some much better basketball over the last month.

Yorktown trailed by seven with three minutes to go, but Carley Culberson made two 3-pointers and some clutch free throws to force overtime. The Tigers tried to rally again in overtime but lost 41-36. They finish the season 13-11.

Despite the losses, the future is bright for both Central and Yorktown.

Boys Basketball

Wapahani (14-4) scored its most points since 1996-97 in a 112-27 win against Union. Peyton West led five Raiders in double figures with 30 points. Tre Spence added 19, Drew Luce 17, Evan Rausch 11 and Braxton Davis 10.

Monroe Central beat Northeastern 56-38 in its best defensive effort of the year. Israel Nash poured in 23 points, while Will Jones scored 13. The Golden Bears forced 16 turnovers and won the rebounding battle 28-19.

Delta was outscored 14-4 in the second quarter in a 56-45 loss to Mississinewa. The Eagles fell to 15-5.

Cowan is 1-14 after losing 65-22 to Eastern Hancock.

Girls Swimming

Yorktown finished fourth at the Hamilton Southeastern sectional. The 200 medley relay team of Meri Gray, Emily Weiss, Kaitlynn Santino and Ellie Alexander finished second and qualified for state. Also, qualifying for state was Weiss in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke, where she set a pool and sectional record with a time of 59.86. Meri Gray advanced in the 100 fly and 100 back.